NBA star Steven Adams hosts a children's basketball camp in Tauranga.

Trek recorded snap by snap

The North Island's most sustainable and energy-efficient home is set to be completed in Papamoa this week.

Smiles abounded at the Western Bay of Plenty District Council inaugural Dogs Day Out at Jubilee Park in Te Puke on Saturday. Andrew Warner took the photos.

Senior Constable Adrian Oldham received the Bronze Medal award more then a year after he risked his life to save another. Video/Andrew Warner/Bayof Plenty Times

AC/DC rocker Phil Rudd denied a breach of his home detention conditions relating to the possession and or consumption of alcohol, when he appeared in the Tauranga District Court on August 3.

Traffic was flowing smoothly on the Tauranga Eastern Link after opening in the early hours of August 3, five months ahead of schedule.

Hairy Maclary author Dame Lynley Dodd declared herself humbled and overwhelmed when statues of her world famous story book characters were opened on Tauranga's downtown waterfront today.

Radio host Will Johnston from The Hits Bay of Plenty took out round one of Noel Leeming's Spatula Challenge but chef Peter Blakeway is back for more in the final, which is on Saturday at midday at Noel Leeming Cameron Road. Come and watch the fun and win prizes.

Radio host Will Johnston from The Hits Bay of Plenty took out round one of Noel Leeming's Spatula Challenge but chef Peter Blakeway is back for more in the final, which is on Saturday at midday at Noel Leeming Cameron Road. Come and watch the fun and win prizes

Fries scrunched into a ball was the last thing Kiwi model and competitor Nela Zisser ate after consuming 1kg of food in record time before fitting into a small dress to judge a national beauty contest.

Phill Dromgool got treated to a close encounter with a whale while he was out in his kayak.

Burger challenge issued to competitive eater and model Nela Zisser

The Tauranga Performing Arts Festivale finale

Father and daughter Joseph and Isabellah McGregor will team up to represent NZ at the Commonwealth Karate Championships in India later this year.

Rocker Phil Rudd is due to be sentenced on charges of threatening to kill and possessing methamphetamine and cannabis today, following a series of colourful court appearances. A heavy media contingent has arrived at Tauranga District Court for the sentencing.

Rocker Phil Rudd is due to be sentenced on charges of threatening to kill and possessing methamphetamine and cannabis today, following a series of colourful court appearances.

Children said goodbye to their beloved resident chicken in an emotional burial who had its neck snapped and body dumped near their playground on Monday.

Tauranga residents braved their safety as they walked backwards on the railway line along The Strand in protest of Government pressuring KiwiRail to buy diesel-powered trains.

Cyclist Richard Schrama was badly injured when a person in a parked car opened a door in front of him on June 24.

Smokefreerockquest regional finals on Saturday, June 27.

Oscar Kelly's Adventures of Super Blurb